The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1887-09-24
MONTANA NEWS.


Clara Gilchrist, Butte beer Singer,
suicided Friday by taking too much NOR
phine.
John Nissen of Bozeman, dealer in sad
dies. harness, etc., has failed and his stock
is in the hands of the sheriff.
Biddle Reeves, former resident of the
Prickly Pear valley, was drowned in the
river near Wardner, Idaho, last week.
The residence of Albert Tracy, of Walk
erville, was consumed by fire Monday
night, causing loss of $1,000. No in
surance.
Some mischievous individual finds it
amusing to cut the wire of the Rocky
Mountain Telegraph company in the vici-
nifty of Great Falls.
The real and personal property OF the
Beaverhead Live Stock company has been
attached by different creditors to the
amount of S21, 200.
At Maiden last week two miners, named
Dennis O'Brien and W. H. Burgess, had
an encounter over mining claim IN which
the former was shot and instantly killed
The assessor of Lewis and Clarke couu-
ty has about completed his work, and
his assessments are total of $40, 100000
an increase of $2,OOO,OOO over the assess
ment of last year.
Governor Leslie is now busily engaged
in preparing his annual report to the sec
retary of the interior. He will probably
have it completed and in Washington
early next month.
The first shipment Of mutton sheep te
be transported over the Manitoba road
from Montana, is consi gnment of 10000
head which are being driven from Benton
to the end of track.
David Finnell, miner near Philips
burg, while practiclng drawing and firing
revolver rapidly, shot himself in the left
groin, inhicting wound which resulted
IN his death few hours later.
The assessed valuation Of Dawson coun
ty, according to its assessors report, is
only $1,0O0,0O0. Custer county's assess
ment is So, ,79O,555, which is one million
less than the assessment of that county ii
1886. i.
Birdie johnson, one of the frail sister
hood of Butte, shuffled off her "morta
coil'' last Sunday, by taking dose o
morphine. Her dead body was found ii
her room, crouching on the floor with an
empty glass in her hand.
A change of venue has been granted in
the case of Hart, the Boulder murderer
1t was claimed by Hart's counsel that the
prejudice in Boulder was so great that the
prisoner could not obtain a fair trial. The
change is from Jefferson to Lewis and
Clarke county.
George Godas, the half breed charged
with the brutal and cold -blooded murder
of Embody ON the Dearborn, was captured
at Missoula last Wednesday and taken t(
Helena He was fully recognized by the
men who followed him and admitted
knowing them.
A man named O'Brien died at Anacon
da of heart disease while sitting in chair
in saloon. The proprietor of the place
saw O'Brien sitting in a rather limp posi-
ton and supposed him to be asleep, bu
when he went to arouse him found that he
was dead. This speaks bad for Anacond;
whisky.
p Patrick Griffin, of Townsend, met will
what may prove fatal accident Thurs
day. While driving reaping machine
his horses became fractions, and in an ef
fort to quiet them he was knocked dowl
und run over by the machine, breaking I
leg and sustaining other serious injurie
about his head.
Husbandman: Last week the remains
of man named Brock, who started from
the vicinity of Utica, Mont, for Helena
on horse back, little less than yea
ago, was found. It will be remembered
that the unfortunate mans horse cam